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Washington-area federal agencies will be closed Monday in anticipation of severe effects of Hurricane Sandy, the Office of Personnel Management announced Sunday evening.
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Non-emergency employees (including employees on pre-approved paid leave) will be granted excused absence (administrative leave) for the number of hours they were scheduled to work unless they are:
- required to telework,
- on official travel outside of the Washington, D.C., area,
- on leave without pay, or
- on an alternative work schedule (AWS) day off.
- Telework-ready employees who are scheduled to perform telework on the day of the announcement or who are required to perform unscheduled telework on a day when federal offices are closed to the public must telework the entire workday or request leave, or a combination of both, in accordance with their agencies' policies and procedures, subject to any applicable collective bargaining requirements.
Emergency employees are expected to report to their worksites unless otherwise directed by their agencies.
Federal News Radio reported that federal buildings taking direction from the New York City Federal Executive Board also would be closed Monday.Also Sunday, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced that the region's rail and bus system would be closed on Monday "in light of updated forecast information from the National Weather Service projecting higher wind speeds" in the area.

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Legislature does what's right for Oregon
Legislators who supported the so-called grand bargain this week in Salem showed a willingness to risk their own political futures in order to do what is right for Oregon.
That kind of courage is rare in modern-day politics, when lawmakers are so concerned about raising money for re-election that they shy away from difficult compromises that might anger their core supporters.
In this case, the compromise forged during a three-day special session will place Oregon on a more sustainable financial path for years to come. Legislators agreed to reduce the cost of the Public Employees Retirement System, while also raising taxes on high-income earners, cutting taxes for small businesses, dedicating a cigarette tax to mental health services and approving a controversial bill regarding agricultural seeds.
The grand bargain doesnt solve all of Oregons financial problems forever. And the new caps on cost-of-living increases for PERS retirees still must survive court challenges. However, the package of bills passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor will break loose millions of dollars for Oregon schools this year. To take just one local example, the Gresham-Barlow School District expects about $2 million more in revenue or PERS savings this year as a result of the Legislatures action.
In a state with some of the largest class sizes in the nation, that extra money can have an immediate beneficial impact. In the longer term, the PERS reforms will save hundreds of millions of dollars for schools and other public agencies.
All sides had to give up something which is the definition of compromise. Business groups were willing to absorb new taxes in return for getting breaks for small businesses and gaining the stability that will come from PERS reform. Public employees will have smaller cost-of-living increases when they retire, but in the near term, the agencies they work for will gain some budget relief. The PERS reforms also should put the retirement system on firmer financial ground, ensuring it will survive for the employees who one day will depend on it.
The legislative process was messy and the votes hardly unanimous. But the legislators who prevailed in the end also sent a clear message that Oregon can still solve big problems despite partisan divides. As Gov. John Kitzhaber noted after the bill-signing ceremony, the Legislatures accomplishments this week stand in stark contrast to whats occurring in Washington, D.C.
In Oregon, it is still possible although quite difficult to attain bipartisan solutions for long-running problems.


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After Bryan Collins, a Wake County Superior Court judge and graduate of the UNC School of Law, ruled in UNC-Chapel Hill's favor in a recent public records case, a debate erupted on newsobserver.com as to whether Collins' UNC connections influenced his decision.
The News & Observer is the plaintiff in the case. We sued UNC, seeking a spreadsheet that summarized the number of athletes (by sport) who were enrolled in classes that were supposed to meet but never did.
UNC previously released similar records covering 2007 to 2011 but declined to release the information going back to 1997, when the no-show classes are believed to have begun. We thought the older spreadsheet might offer insight as to how and why the classes started.
Collins, who received his undergraduate degree from Davidson College, ruled against us. He said if the spreadsheet were made public, at least one athlete could be identified. Releasing the spreadsheet, Collins wrote, would violate a federal education privacy law.
"I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that Judge Collins is a UNC Rams Club member?" one commenter wrote. "The man should have recused himself with such a clear conflict of interest and obvious lack of impartiality."
Another commenter responded: "Case law has dictated prior that a judge is not disqualified solely because of their contributions to their alma mater's athletic fund. … In addition, Collins has neither fiduciary nor personal stake in the outcome of the athlete information."
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I disagree with the first commenter. I don't think attending law school in Chapel Hill should disqualify a judge from hearing any case involving the university. Nor should a modest contribution to a booster club (I don't know how much Collins gives to the Rams Club if, indeed, he is a member).
The first commenter assumed that Collins' connections to UNC meant he could not be an impartial arbiter. I don't think that's the case. By their codes of ethics, judges and lawyers are obligated to set aside personal connections and focus on the facts and the law. That's what good judges do. I believe that's what Judge Collins did.
Our lawyer, Hugh Stevens of Raleigh, and I both thought we got a fair shake from Collins. He took the case seriously. He asked good questions of both sides. After looking at the data, he concluded that releasing it would show that a certain athlete took a certain class.
I'll take his word for it; neither Stevens nor I have seen the data. We still believe there is a way for UNC to aggregate the data in a way that doesn't identify specific athletes. "They could aggregate all sports together or they could lump together several semesters or years," an out-of-state college administrator wrote to me. "I am confident that there is a way to avoid the problem of identifying individuals."
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Our state has great colleges and universities. North Carolinians are proud of that, as we should be. Many graduates feel a strong connection to their college. Some people assume that judges, lawyers, journalists and others cannot set those feelings aside and do their job.
That might be true with some people, but plenty of others can. A few years ago, The N&O was part of a media coalition that sued UNC-Chapel Hill about access to records associated with an NCAA investigation.
We won that case. The judge was Howard Manning, who received undergraduate and law degrees from UNC. We were represented by Stevens, who also has undergraduate and law degrees from UNC and is a former chairman of the Friends of the Library at UNC.
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BRIDGEPORT -- As Hartford coach John Gallagher walked across the court to do his post-game radio interview, he kept repeating over and over: "talk about guts ... talk about guts." Playing their second game in about 36 hours, the Hawks certainly showed plenty of guts en route to an emotional 63-53 win over Fairfield before 1,309 Wednesday night at the Webster Bank Arena.
The game was played as part of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament.
On Tuesday morning in Fort Myers, Fla., Hartford lost to Florida Gulf Coast as part of an ESPN 24-hour college basketball marathon. After flying home, the Hawks bused down to Bridgeport and beat the Stags, thanks to a pair of big games from their two big men -- 6-foot-6 Mark Nwakamma and 6-10 Yasin Kolo -- who combined for 37 points and 17 rebounds and, most importantly, six 3-pointers.
"I thought those (3-point) shots were huge ... huge," said Fairfield coach Sydney Johnson, who kept his team in the locker room for over half an hour after the game. "Those shots changed the game."
While Nwakamma hit all three of his 3-pointers in the first half as the Hawks were opening up a 33-27 lead, Kolo played a solid 27 minutes and did pretty much everything but drive the bus back to West Hartford, hitting 6-of-8 shots from the floor and making 5-of-6 free throws.
Kolo nailed a 3 to push the margin back to eight after Fairfield pulled within 39-34 with 16:13 to play. He buried a second to get the lead out to 45-36 with 14:02 to go, and Fairfield never got closer than six the rest of the night.
A transfer from East Carolina, Kolo had played just 19 minutes, scoring four points, in Hartford's first two games.
"This was the best win since I've been here as a part of the program ... the best win," Gallagher said. "Because of the circumstances. We didn't have a lot of sleep. We played (Tuesday) at 7 a.m. on national TV. For us, that was as good a win as I've been a part of because of the guts of these guys."
Against Quinnipiac in the Connecticut 6, Hartford had a 13-point lead with just over a minute left in the first half, fell behind by 15 in the second half and lost by five. Against Florida Gulf Coast, the Hawks led by 12 with six minutes left in the first half, fell behind by 16 and lost 65-51. But against the Stags, Hartford kept fighting through the fatigue and won going away.
"I've never played back-to-back games since probably AAU," said Nwakamma, who added four assists and two steals in 32 minutes. "We had two choices, we could have complained about playing back-to-back or mustered up as much energy as we could to fight and play, and we did a great job of being tough, tough-minded."
And while the Hawks celebrated their toughness, the Stags lamented their lack thereof. Against a team playing its second game in two days, Fairfield didn't come close to rising to the occasion and imposing its will, especially on its home floor.
"No loss is a good loss. We don't feel good about this at all," Johnson said. "We want to learn to win on our home court and win games like these. We're humbled. We have to move forward and try to figure it out."
Freshman K.J. Rose led Fairfield with 14, Amadou Sidibe added eight points while Lincoln Davis finished with seven. Maurice Barrow, who had 14 points against Sacred Heart, had just four points versus Hartford. He only took three shots in 36 minutes.
Hence, the long locker-room chat.
"We talked about consistency," Johnson said. "We want to be a great program, we want to be an NCAA program and we can't have ups and downs in terms of how we present ourselves both in practice and in games. So our practice habits and our game habits have to be intense and hard all the time, and tonight, we didn't get enough tonight."
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Happy Halloween 2012!
We made it.
Here's hoping the storm systems don't completely ruin this year's festivities for folks. While it is rainy and miserable, and not the best weather for haunters, it could be worse. You just have to read the news about folks east of us to know how bad it could be.
Besides, I don't think having an old fashioned dark and stormy night in Toronto is all that bad for setting the Halloween mood.
As for me? What's that saying about the best laid plans? It's looking like my social affairs are going to melt away with the rain. Last minute meetings, work obligations and acts of God have all conspired so that I might be on my own after work. Tonight? I imagine I'll be on the couch with Yetch and Monkey Boo.
As promised, here are the last pictures from this year's party. I decided to take my corpse from last year and have her propped on the porch to greet guests. Sure, it has nothing to do with Twin Peaks, but I really like her.
I also was able to get the Art Ghoullery behaving, so you can see the complete set in larger versions.
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Century Iron Mines Corporation ("Century" or "Century Iron" or the "Company") (TSX:FER) announced today that subsequent to its news release dated August 27, 2012, it has filed a National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report on SEDAR for its Duncan Lake Iron Project. A copy of the Technical Report, dated October 11, 2012, is available under Century's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com and will be posted on Century's website at www.centuryiron.com.
About Century
Century Iron Mines Corporation (TSX:FER) is Canada's largest holder of iron ore land claims in a public company, with interests in several properties in the Provinces of Quebec and Newfoundland & Labrador. Century has promising iron ore assets and is firmly entrenched in western Quebec and in the prolific iron ore-producing region of the Labrador Trough in eastern Quebec and western Labrador. The Company has two key strategic partners in WISCO International and Minmetals Exploration & Development (Luxembourg) Limited S.àr.l., both state-owned Chinese companies with the financial and technical resources to assist the Company with funding and technical expertise for the exploration and development of its iron ore projects.
The Company has interests in the following mineral exploration projects located in Quebec and Newfoundland & Labrador:
The Company's objective is to enhance shareholder value through the development of iron ore projects in Canada and to become a major Canadian iron ore producer. Century Iron's website is: www.centuryiron.com.
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The forward-looking information is based on certain assumptions which could change materially in the future. Such statements and information reflect the current view of the Company with respect to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in those forward-looking statements and information. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or other future events, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Certain of these factors are discussed in greater detail in Century's most recent annual information form on file with Canadian provincial securities regulatory authorities and available at www.sedar.com.
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Owen County Histories
The following county histories are located in the microfilms area on the second floor of the library. Please ask a librarian at the microforms desk or the reference desk if you need assistance with these materials.
Title: Owen County, Indiana index of names of persons and of firms.
Author: Holmes, Maurice, 1916-.
Published: Indianapolis : County History Indexing Project, Family History Section, Indiana Historical Society, 1980.
Title: Index of Names to History of Owen County, Indiana, 1884.
Author: Kline, Dixie Greenwood.
Published: 1965.
Title: Index to Personal Names, History of Owen County, Indiana, 1884.
Author: Peterson, Roger A.
Published: 1970.
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Title: Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana. Historical and biographical ... .
Author: Blanchard, Charles, 1830-1903.
Published: Chicago : F.A. Battey, 1884.
Title: As I remember it : reminiscences.
Author: Anderson, Carl, 1875-1943.
Published: [Indiana?] : Owen County Historical and Genealogical Society, 1997.
Title: Mason's musings.
Author: Mason, Charles R., 1876-.
Published: n.p., [1961?].
Title: Centennial Beech Church, 1868-1968.
Author: Beech Church, Marion Township, Owen County, Ind.
Published: [Clay City, Ind. : The News, 1968].
Title: My Indiana heritage.
Author: Beam, Levi Amasa, 1875-.
Published: [Spencer, Ind., 1962].
Title: Centennial celebration of Bethany church; record of celebration of 100th anniversary of the founding of Bethany Presbyterian church, Owen county, Indiana, March 20, 1820 - June 20, 1920.
Author: Bethany Presbyterian church, Owen county, Indiana.
Published: n.p., 1920?.
Title: The Jennings-Yager campfire.
Author: Clark, Emma Jennings.
Published: n.p. : Privately printed, 1915.
Title: The Churches of Christ in Owen county,Indiana.
Author: DeGroot, Alfred T.
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Mayor Robert G. Ortt has announced Niagara River Cruises Inc. will begin their summer operations beginning on Saturday, June 8. North Tonawanda will be one of the three pickup locations for the new business venture initiated by Robin Hoch and Tom Hauser, two avid local boaters.
The 42-foot Harker Island Custom, newly named "Queen of Peace," will be in operation on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for tours along the Erie Canal and Niagara River between Grand Island, Niagara Falls and North Tonawanda. The vessel also will have special events such as a Fourth of July fireworks cruise, canal music cruises, history cruise and a Labor Day cruise. Private charters can also be reserved for birthdays, weddings, showers, corporate events, groups and reunions.
"Tom and I noticed an opportunity to have tours along the Erie Canal and Niagara River, and wanted to have people enjoy the view from the water's perspective," Hoch said.
"We are excited to welcome Niagara River Cruises to North Tonawanda," Ortt said. "This is a great opportunity for people to come to North Tonawanda and enjoy the sights and sounds of our great community by visiting our downtown business corridor and surrounding area during the summer season."
The daily tour schedule, pricing and online reservations can be obtained by visiting the Niagara River Cruises website at www.niagararivercruises.org.


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Written by Gothenburg Times Thursday, 07 July 2011 13:37
Expansion and improved security are driving a $1.2 million project for The Central Nebaska Public Power & Irrigation District's Gothenburg office and control center.
Electrical superintendent Devin Brundage briefed the Central board Tuesday on plans for revisions and expansion of the Gothenburg office and control center.
The plans would address issues related to North American Electrical Reliability Corporation (NERC) standards and requirements, and would meet the needs of current operations at the Gothenburg office. Security improvements for the control room have already been completed.
NERC is the electric reliability organization certified by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to establish and enforce reliability standards for the bulk-power system. NERC develops and enforces reliability standards; monitors the bulk power system; and educates, trains and certifies industry personnel.
The Gothenburg office houses Central's control room, the main communications and operations center for Central's hydro-irrigation project. All of Central's hydroplants and control structures along the Supply Canal and main irrigation canals are monitored and controlled from Gothenburg.
"Our current setup was built for needs that existed in the 1970s," Brundage said. "Due to changes in operations and increasing requirements for security and reliability, we felt it was time to reevaluate what is needed comply with NERC standards, while addressing Central's operational needs in the maintenance shop and offices in Gothenburg."
The improvements will provide access control, video surveillance and control room security at the Gothenburg office, which will require additions and revisions to the existing building, he said. The NERC will likely require additional security improvements at Central's hydroplants and other structures within the project.
A preliminary cost estimate for phased improvements at the Gothenburg office is approximately $1.2 million.


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Most of us tend to root for the underdog. There's something powerful in the thought that the most disadvantaged can muster up the strength to overcome a significant challenge or a more potent competitor.
Few, however, seemed to be rooting for Palm, the company that created the market for the smart phone.
Perhaps it was that Palm didn't seem to have any strength left. Or perhaps it was that Apple and its iPhone were so appealing that nobody wanted to consider that the fight in the consumer smart phone market wasn't basically over.
Whatever the case, Palm's unveiling of its new smart phone, the Pre, at CES last week caught almost everyone off guard.
I'm not a huge fan of smart phones (to me, they're a utilitarian business necessity more than a fashion accessory) but there's no denying that the Pre isn't an attractive phone. More important, however, is the fact that early reviews indicate that its style is exceeded by substance, function eclipsing form.
While I haven't been given the opportunity to try the Palm Pre myself, I do have a friend in the United States who has and despite the fact that he's a huge iPhone fan, he was extremely impressed. He told me his initial skepticism was eliminated after just moments of use.
Words he used to describe the Pre include 'sleek enough', 'intuitive', 'speedy' 'thoughtful'.
The last word - 'thoughtful' - caught my attention.
Based on my friend's experience and all the reviews I've read, it's quite clear that, despite its woes, Palm went into the 'lab' and built a viable product. While there are plenty of good reasons to be skeptical and I'm not exactly ready to embrace the enthusiasm of analysts who are usually wrong, even if the Pre doesn't make Palm an immediate contender for the smart phone throne Apple and RIM compete for, it's hard to argue that it hasn't given Palm new life.
And when you're a company that has been written off, new life (and a bit of Apple-like cheering from the media and blogosphere) is all that you can ask for.
So how did Palm pull it off? The development of the Pre could only have been accomplished with a focus on the user, a healthy dose of introspection on its past failures and current position and a lot of thoughtfulness.
It's quite clear that Palm knew the stakes were high and invested significant effort and resources in attempting to make the Pre a competitive product in an unforgiving market. From the slide-down QWERTY keypad to the Linux-based webOS that some have called the most elegant and sophisticated web-oriented mobile OS out there, the Palm Pre has done what Palm desperately needed - create a good first impression. And it continues to do so - one of its employees is soliciting developer feedback on how Pre applications should be distributed.
Making a good first impression was important - had the Pre flopped, the demise of Palm probably would be all but official.
The glimmer of hope that the Pre has given Palm serves as a lesson for all companies - to survive and thrive, there's no substitute for getting back to the basics and focusing on the product.
Far too many companies in Palm's situation are unable to pull themselves together for one last fight, and far too many companies at the pinnacle of their existence stray from the basics.
In these tough economic times, Palm's lesson is one that may have some value to companies facing significant challenges of their own, such as Yahoo, GM and the New York Times. And it may have some value to companies that are still holding their own but risk going astray, like Google and Microsoft.
If Palm has proven anything, it's that you can teach an old dog new tricks.
Underdogs and favorites alike should reflect on the lessons of the past but a major part of developing a dynamic business that is capable of adapting to changing circumstances and overcoming unexpected challenges is finding a way to leave the past behind. Markets are almost always more dynamic than even the strongest companies in them and learning new tricks is the only way to keep up, and when necessary, to catch up.
Whether Palm's new trick will win it praise from the marketplace in the form of financial success remains to be seen but one thing is for sure - it isn't chasing its tail anymore.


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Coach Larry Brown loved to tinker with his roster and he and Elgin Baylor made some adjustments before the 1992-93 season. In a three-team deal, the Clippers acquired former Rookie of the Year Mark Jackson from New York and big center Stanley Roberts from Orlando. The price was a sore-kneed Charles Smith and veteran point guard Doc Rivers. Brown also brought in big John Williams from Washington.
Elgin Baylor brought in some veteran help to augment the Clippers' obviously talented, but very young nucleus. 36-year-old center James Edwards and 30-year-old guard Doc Rivers joined the young players with a mandate to show them how to win. Both vets had a world of playoff experience while the core of the Clipper youngsters - Grant, Manning, Norman and Smith - had yet to play a single game in the post-season. Surely, their time was now.
On May 25, 1990, former NBA Coach of the Year Mike Schuler was named to replace Don Casey as coach of the Clippers. Hed Won 127 games and lost 74 in two and a half years of coaching the Portland Trail Blazers. His teams were noted as fast-breaking and high scoring. It looked like a good fit for this promising young Clipper team.
You could see it coming as the 1989-90 season opened. The pieces were in place for this to be a very good team in the years to come. Manning was due back from last seasons knee injury in the first month of the season, Charles Smith was a rising young star, Ken Norman was better than anyone had dared hope, Gary Grant was called "the General" for a reason and big Benoit Benjamin was a legit space-eater in the middle.
It looked like the teams run of bad luck might be turning when the Clippers won the NBAs first draft Lottery in the Spring of 1988. The prize was clearly consensus college player of the year Danny Manning who had just led Kansas to the NCAA Championship. Coach Shue had years earlier coached Dannys father, Ed Manning. Now, hed coach the 22 year old son who possessed point guard skills and vision in a 6-10 body.
Change was the by-word in the off-season going into the 1986-87 campaign. Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor replaced Carl Scheer as General Manager in April of 1986. His first act was to retain Don Chaney as head coach. His busy summer saw him send injured star Derek Smith to Sacramento in exchange for Larry Drew, Mike Woodson and a future first round draft pick. The addition of Drew was critical because star point guard Norm Nixon tore up his left knee while playing in a softball game at Central Park in New York in July. Subsequent surgery would end his season before it began.
Change was the by-word in the off-season going into the 1986-87 campaign. Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor replaced Carl Scheer as General Manager in April of 1986. His first act was to retain Don Chaney as head coach. His busy summer saw him send injured star Derek Smith to Sacramento in exchange for Larry Drew, Mike Woodson and a future first round draft pick. The addition of Drew was critical because star point guard Norm Nixon tore up his left knee while playing in a softball game at Central Park in New York in July. Subsequent surgery would end his season before it began.
The 1985-86 season opened with great promise. General Manager Carl Scheer had traded away the oft-injured Bill Walton to Boston in exchange for the reliable and colorful Cedric Maxwell and a 1986 first round draft pick. The drafting of massive center Benoit Benjamin made the move of Walton possible.
In 1984, owner Donald Sterling moved the Clippers to Los Angeles. But a new home was not the only change for the team. The Clippers sent Cummings, Pierce, and Craig Hodges to the Milwaukee Bucks for Marques Johnson, Junior Bridgeman, Harvey Catchings, and cash. Also new to the team was first-round draft choice Michael Cage.
Paul Silas's reign as head coach came to an end after the 1982-83 season, when he was replaced by Jim Lynam. Silas left the Clippers with a three-year record of 78-168 and a .317 winning percentage. The franchise made some major changes on the court as well. With Bill Walton a big question mark in the middle, the Clippers sent Chambers to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for 7-2 center James Donaldson. The team also picked up Norm Nixon in a deal that sent Swen Nater and rookie draftee Byron Scott to the Los Angeles Lakers.
When the 1982-83 season opened the Clippers had reason for optimism. Bill Walton, whose injured feet had limited him to only 14 games during the previous four years, was back. Tom Chambers was coming off a fine rookie campaign. And the team had added veteran guard Lionel Hollins and had picked up promising rookie Terry Cummings in the 1982 NBA Draft.
On June 16, 1981, the team changed hands once again when Beverly Hills attorney and real estate mogul Donald T. Sterling bought the club from Ira Levin. Despite the change, the 1981-82 season was an especially difficult one. Center Bill Walton missed another year, Freeman Williams and Phil Smith were traded away, and Swen Nater missed 61 games because of a knee injury. The Clippers opened the campaign with a 125-110 win over the Rockets, then lost 10 of their next 11 games. December brought a nine-game losing streak. The team's best month was January, when it managed a 6-9 record. Halfway through the season, San Diego's record was only 13-29.
Paul Silas replaced Shue as head coach before the 1980-81 campaign, and the Clippers traded Lloyd B. Free to the Golden State Warriors for six-year veteran Phil Smith and a first-round draft choice. But the year was over for San Diego before it began-during training camp Walton's feet gave out once again, and he missed the entire season.
San Diego took a huge risk in the 1979 summer by signing free agent Bill Walton from Portland. The 6-11 redhead with the fragile feet had missed the entire previous season because of injury. The acquisition backfired, and the Clippers were forced to give Kermit Washington, Kevin Kunnert, and a first-round draft choice as compensation. Walton reinjured his foot and played only 14 games for San Diego.
San Diego had not been home to an NBA basketball club since 1971, when the San Diego Rockets had moved to Houston after a four-year stay in southern California. Levin renamed his club the Clippers and appointed Gene Shue as the new head coach for 1978-79. The Clippers got a good performance out of Lloyd B. Free (later known as World B. Free), who had come to San Diego after three years in Philadelphia. Free averaged 28.8 points and finished second in the league in scoring, only 0.8 points per game behind league leader George Gervin of the San Antonio Spurs. Also turning in a solid season for the Clippers was Randy Smith, who finished his fourth consecutive season with a scoring average of better than 20 points per game (20.5).
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We are looking forward to the new opportunities our WBNEC certification will bring while we aim to add value and foster long-term relationships with companies looking to partner with woman-owned businesses.
Milwaukee, Wisc. (PRWEB) May 17, 2012
Alpha Source, Inc., a medical device repair parts distributor and battery pack manufacturer, received national certification as a Women's Business Enterprise from the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). The WBENC certification confirms that Alpha Source is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by a woman, and it puts Alpha Source in front of companies with diversity supplier programs. Alpha Source has been in business for over 25 years, and remains a privately-held company owned by Norine Weber-Carlson.
The Women's Business Development Center—Chicago Certification Committee, a regional certifying partner of the WBENC, granted Alpha Source the national certification in April 2012. In order to qualify for the certification, a business must be least 51% owned, operated and controlled by a woman or women. The meticulous certification process also included an in-depth review of Alpha Source as a business and a site inspection.
Norine Carlson-Weber started Alpha Source in 1986 and remains the sole owner of the company, making the company 100% woman-owned. Alpha Source began as a specialty lamps distributor for the medical market. Today, Alpha Source distributes over 50,000 products to a variety of markets including healthcare and government.
"We are looking forward to the new opportunities our WBNEC certification will bring while we aim to add value and foster long-term relationships with companies looking to partner with woman-owned businesses," said Norine Carlson-Weber, president and owner of Alpha Source.
The Women's Business Enterprise National Council is the nation's largest third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the U.S. WBNEC is a resource for the more than 700 U.S. companies and government agencies that rely on WBENC's certifications as an integral part of their supplier diversity programs.
About Alpha Source, Inc.
Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Alpha Source, Inc. provides innovative solutions in procurement and logistics for a variety of industries including healthcare and government. Established in 1986, Alpha Source is an ISO13485:2003 battery pack manufacturer with an emphasis on products used in medical and technical applications. Alpha Source distributes a variety of medical products including lamps, batteries, monitoring accessories, fiber optics, O2 sensors, power protection products, diagnostic Instruments and supplies, and mounting solutions. For a complete list of products or for more information on Alpha Source, visit http://www.alphasource.com or call 800.654.9845.


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It all started on my third birthday. My uncle gave me a blue-and-white-striped rope. It was one of those quality ropes made overseas. I'll never forget what he told me. In front of my parents and family he said, "Be careful with that thing." But as soon as nobody was listening, he told me, "Go rope whatever." Within the hour I'd roped a fence post, three chickens, the sheep buck and grandma. So began my career as a roper.
The most unfortunate turn of events since my innocent childhood is my lack of talent. I really haven't advanced too much with my rope since those first days after my birthday. Of course, the equipment has gotten fancier, more expensive and much neater-looking, but my roping ability seems to have stayed the same. My earlier dreams of Vegas now seem to have changed into having to buy tickets to watch. But I haven't given up hope just yet. I come from a long line of ropers.
Once, a couple years back, I was pretty serious with this little gal and brought her home to meet the family. My mom and her hit it off right away, which is pretty much the reason why I got rid of her, but that's a whole other story. Anyway, those two started going through old family pictures that night and, about halfway through the album, she stopped and asked my mother a foolish question.
"Why don't any of these people have thumbs?"
"Sweetheart," my mother answered, "they're all ropers. Take, for instance, Cory's uncle Jim. He lost his thumb roping in Cheyenne. His grandfather lost his practicing right here at the ranch. Cory's father lost his right thumb roping at a branding, and his left at a small Fourth of July rodeo. And, of course, his aunt Hilda lost hers down in Vegas."
"Cory's aunt roped at the National Finals in Vegas?" she asked my mother.
"Of course not. She lost her thumb by slamming it in the trailer gate while unloading her horse. She never even got to rope the first go-round."
I've long since realized that I'd never become a great roper, or even a mediocre one, but it's still a necessity to rope on the ranch. I've had to come up with many different ways to rope sick calves and ornery cows, other than in the traditional sense. Below is a short list of types of roping I do on the ranch.
Pickup Roping: One cowboy drives while the other cowboy ropes from the box and dallies onto the roll bar. I've found Chevy to be much faster than Quarter Horse, even in the short-distance runs where Quarter Horse is at its best. The only drawback is that mirrors are expensive, and I lose one about every other run.
Feedbunk Roping: There's nothing as simple as using feed to attract a cow into range. Unfortunately, there usually isn't a whole lot to dally onto in feedbunk roping, so the cow usually ends up dragging me all around the corral. It isn't so bad during warm weather, but in the winter the lumps that I'm drug across are usually pretty hard.
Sneak-Attack Roping: This form of roping is probably my favorite. It involves putting on camouflaged clothing and crawling up behind the calf in the middle of the pasture. Usually the roper will be undetected by the calf, as calves aren't that smart, but the cow usually zeroes in and goes for the kill awfully quickly.
The Old-Surprise Roping: Surprise roping can be a lot of fun. The would-be roper walks around the pasture nonchalantly, as if just out to smell the crocuses, carrying the rope behind his back. Once he's close enough to the calf, the roper tries to sneak the rope from behind his back and toss a loop quickly. This seldom, if ever, works.
The Drive-Through Roping: The drive-through roping offers probably the greatest challenge. Here's how it works: 1. The roper talks a buddy or child into chasing the cattle past him. 2. The roper hides himself along a building, behind a tree or inside a culvert. 3. The cattle are driven by the buddy or child about a quarter-mile away from where the would-be roper is hiding. The roper needs a long rope and a strong arm for this technique to succeed.
Not too long ago, I decided that I should try to rejuvenate my roping career. I had a 3-year-old with a pretty good start and thought for a few bucks I could probably buy some green calves and make another go at my dream. So I hooked up the pickup to the trailer and off I went to Larry's Livestock.
When I got to Larry's, the selection was pretty poor, but at least the price was right. I bought some ribs, with a little hide sticking to them, at $200 apiece. Feeling mighty proud, I hauled them over to my dad's place as he had a lot more hay than I did. Fortunately, dad wasn't home, so I was able to unload them into his corral. Had he been there, I wouldn't have been able to unload them, at least not without a lot of name-calling, finger-pointing and uncontrolled hysterical laughter.
Dad called me that night.
"Cory! Guess what?" he began. "Some of the neighbor's scrubs stumbled over to the place. Why don't you bring your horse over, and we'll do a little practice roping?"
"All right!" I said. I couldn't let on that they were my scrubs, at least until after we roped for a while, because there was the chance he'd go into shock from knowing his own flesh and blood paid money for them.
Within no time I came bouncing into the yard with my trailer in tow. We pushed the group of calves into the arena and through the runway system.
"You want to take the first run?" I asked Dad, to which he excitedly agreed.
"Sure, I'll go first. I love roping somebody else's cattle."
Well, it turned out it was hard to stretch them when they wouldn't run out of the chute. The calves would stroll slowly out the front of the chute and come to a grinding halt as soon as a rope fell on them. I was a little disappointed because the group of cattle never did help me to improve my roping ability, at least not off a horse. However, with their help, I have mastered the sneak attack.
This is an excerpt from Cory G. Neumiller's book, My Horse Got a Flat: Stories, Tales, and Lies from a Modern Cowboy, which is available at www.amazon.com and Barnes and Noble bookstores.


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Insulin User Group
This monthly insulin user group, sponsored by Saint Anne's Hospital's Diabetes Education Program, has been designed for patients with diabetes who use insulin or are considering the use of insulin, whether with a pen, syringe, "V-Go" device, or pump. It is a great opportunity to talk to and learn from others who face the same challenges.
This group meets on the second Thursday of every month, 6-7 p.m., Nannery Conference Room, Saint Anne's Hospital. Participants do not need to be patients of Saint Anne's Hospital.
To learn more, or pre-register for this free program, call Rose Marie Couto, RN, CDE, 508-674-5600, ext. 2490.


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Updated with additional information throughout.NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- "Housing market has turned the corner," JPMorgan Chase ( JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon said Friday, in declaring a record third-quarter net income of $5.7 billion. The bank's mortgage production revenue, excluding repurchase losses, rose to a record $1.8 billion, up 36% from the prior year on the back of wider margins driven by favorable market conditions and strong refinancing under the government's enhanced Home Affordable Refinance Program. Mortgage loan originations were $47.3 billion, up 29% from the prior year and 8% compared with the prior quarter. Mortgage loan application volumes totaled $73.2B, up 26% year-on-year and 9% quarter-on-quarter. About 75% of the production volume is explained by refinancing activity, while the balance represents home purchases, management said during the media call. Dimon says the credit trends in the mortgage banking business are improving. Net charge-offs in the real estate portfolios was $595 million, excluding a one-time $825 million charge related to recent regulatory guidance that required charging off post-bankruptcy loans to the value of their underlying collateral. The bank expects to see a net charge off rate of $600 million a quarter going forward. The bank released mortgage loan loss reserves of $900 million to reflect its improving outlook on delinquency rates. Mortgage servicing expenses rose 23% to $1.1 billion. Those expenses are likely to stay elevated for some time as the bank works through foreclosure-related expenses. The bank also said the wide spreads currently being earned in the mortgage business is likely to compress over time. Dimon said during the media call that steps to taken to clearly define qualified mortgages and reopen the securitization market will further help the housing recovery. Wells Fargo ( WFC) also beat expectations in the third quarter, driven by the housing rebound. --Written by Shanthi Bharatwaj in New York.
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Japanese automaker Nissan is one of the most profitable automakers in the world. A strategic alliance with French automaker Renault has proven to benefit the company.
The company is trying to further increase profitability and has set its sights on gaining market share against industry leaders like Toyota and the floundering US Big Three: (General Motors, Ford and DaimlerChrysler). In order to do this, Nissan has established a plan to develop efficient, alternative-energy and hybrid powered vehicles in order to compete with alternative-energy auto leaders Toyota and Honda for the increasingly important alternative and renewable energy auto market. Despite being a latecomer to the field, Nissan has monetary incentives on its side: the current industry-wide system of federal tax credits given for the sale of hybrid vehicles will cease to apply to Honda and Toyota cars after these companies sell a certain (and rapidly approaching) preset number of hybrid cars.
Nissan's challenges will be many, including rising prices for steel and aluminum and fluctuations in exchange rates. Rising steel and aluminum prices drive up production costs and drag down profits. As a Japanese company, when the Japanese yen appreciates to the US dollar, sales in the US become less valuable to Nissan and it loses profits. Also, an appreciated yen makes Nissans more expensive for American consumers and drives down demand.
Nissan sells cars under two brands:
In 1999 Nissan was in a dire situation--steamrollered by the competition, the business was losing billions of dollars. In order to effect a turnaround, Nissan established a formal alliance with the leading French automaker Renault (about 15% of Renault is actually owned by the French government). In the 1999 deal, Renault received a 40% stake in Nissan, and Nissan received 15% of Renault's stock. In the short term, the founding of the alliance provided financial capital to revitalize Nissan and innovative ideas from new management. Today, the two companies continue to work together on research and development, purchasing agreements, manufacturing, and logistics and distribution. In fact, Nissan and Renault even share a CEO in Carlos Ghosn.
A current trend in the auto industry involves the use of incentives (special financing deals, reduced prices, factory rebates, etc.) in order to encourage consumers to purchase new automobiles by lowering the cost of a vehicle. As domestic automakers GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler continue to struggle in the auto market, they have been turning to heavy incentive use in order to generate sales. The average incentive on an automobile from a domestic automaker (i.e., one of the Big Three) is approximately $3,358. Meanwhile, Asian automakers have been saving profit by limiting incentives on their vehicles (the average incentive on an Asian companies automobile is $1,478). The average incentive on a Nissan automobile is $2,211, a figure lower than the Big Three's, keeping Nissan's profit margin relatively healthy; however, Honda and Toyota offer even lower incentives yet still manage to sell more autos than Nissan.
Despite the global energy crisis and the increasing research in renewable energy for automobiles, Nissan has yet to release an alternative-energy powered vehicle, such as a hybrid vehicle like the Toyota Prius or Honda's hybrid Civic. This has hurt Nissan: hybrids have become increasingly popular as rising oil prices have led consumers to seek more efficient vehicles. In order to capitalize on the growing market for hybrid and alternative-energy vehicles and catch up with alternative-energy auto leaders Toyota and Honda, Nissan recently announced the Nissan Green Program 2010. The Nissan Green Program 2010 is Nissan's medium-term plan towards making its cars more eco-friendly. The Green Program included plans for:
As a Japanese automaker that relies upon sales across the globe, particularly in the US, Nissan is greatly affected by changes in exchange rates. Fluctuations in the yen/dollar exchange rate significantly affect Nissan's profits. Also, in the long run, fluctuations in exchange rates can affect consumer demand as well--appreciating and depreciating currencies may change the relative prices of autos. For example, when the yen appreciates relative to the US dollar, auto sales in the US decrease in worth for Nissan, while concurrently Japanese cars become more expensive for US consumers, lowering demand for Nissans.
Despite being one of the world's smaller automakers in terms of sales, Nissan is one of the most profitable major automakers, trailing only Toyota and Honda in operating margin. Also, Nissan hopes to boost overall profitability by revitalizing its Infiniti brand line of luxury cars, which are estimated to have a profit margin twice as high as Nissan's middle-market cars.
In the luxury car market, NSANY competes with Toyota's Lexus, Honda's Acura, Ford's Jaguar, Lincoln, Land Rover and Lincoln brands, GM's Buick, Saab and Cadillac and DaimlerChrysler's Mercedes-Benz line. Nissan's competitors are in similar situations with their respective luxury lines, as none of these companies' luxury lines account for much more than 10% of revenue. However, since the profit margins are so much higher in the luxury brands, growing sales of luxury lines is important to all of the automakers, and competition amongst these brands is intense.
Nissan is in the process of growing in size to match up with Toyota and the Big Three. Nissan hopes to utilize its advantage in profitability over the Big Three to take over more market share in the auto industry as the ailing giants struggle under the financial burden of expensive health benefits and pension plans. After overtaking the Big Three, Nissan will have to compete with the top two Japanese automakers, Toyota and Honda as those companies are likely to continue to grow as they ride the success and growing popularity of their hybrids. Once Nissan has matured to a size comparable to Toyota, it will be able to focus on the future of automobiles in its alternative-energy and hybrid research and development and begin competing head-to-head with Toyota and Honda.


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I got the results of the stress test from the cardiologist yesterday. He said there is something abnormal, and I am scheduled for a cardiac catheterization next week. That means they go into a vein in your leg with a wire and thread the wire all the way up into your heart, and then look for any blockages. He say I may or may not have a blockage, so this test is necessary. If there is a blockage, he said they can usually take care of it right then with a balloon.
He also said NO GYM until I get the results of the test. Which means I'll be 2 weeks or so behind schedule. I'm afraid I'll quit losing during this time. I spoke to my trainer and he extended my session credits for another month, so that part is okay. I'm really kind of scared and sad about this new development. Sorry I haven't been posting every day but I've been kind of obsessed with the stress test and this whole keeping on plan thing. I have kept on plan every single day since June 6, though. And I'll continue to stay on plan through this next hurdle. Hopefully that will be enough to keep me from undoing all of the work I've done so far.
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February Sees an Uptick in Real Estate Activity
The month of February has brought an increase in residential real estate sales activity across Arizona. New properties under contract represents the number of new contracts entered into by buyers and sellers and is an indicator of future closed sales activity. Listed below are conditions in Arizona's two biggest metro areas.
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Why the increase? There can be many contributing factors, including consumer confidence, advantageous mortgage rates, flattening home prices in 2014, a healthy inventory of homes to choose from and a harsh winter in other parts of the country, leading to increased interest in Arizona.
Looking at residential closed sales across Arizona this year as compared to last year, we are seeing that some markets are tracking higher and some slightly behind. That being said, the increase in new contract activity in February will help drive more closed sales in the coming months.
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2015 is off to a healthy start. Residential sales activity this year is anticipated to be better than 2014, creating opportunities for both buyers and sellers.
Properties under contract and closed sales data is based on information obtained from the TARMLS, ARMLS, GVSAHMLS and SEAMLS. All data obtained 03/04/2015 is believed to be reliable, but not guaranteed.
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Dear Elliott: When announcing a no-laughing-matter important audit about the Health Department, it might be prudent to not smile when announcing the report.
Also, your photo was shrunk, and you're missing an apostrophe in your (yet-to-be-updated) blog.
UPDATE: The blog was updated. "Peoples" still needs an apostrophe.
Update: Apostrophe fixed (see comment) and English wins.. Palens still lose.
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Hartwell man charged in Hamilton case
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Hartwell man charged in Hamilton case
Police arrested a Hartwell man accused of exposing himself and shoplifting at a grocery store.
Officers were called to investigate the shoplifting report Tuesday afternoon at Kroger in Hamilton.
They said the suspect fled on foot on state Route 4, and they arrested him a short time later.
An officer hurt his hands and arms when he slipped while attempting to arrest the suspect, identified as 27-year-old Darren Barnett.
Police said they later learned Barnett had been accused of exposing himself to a woman and 14-year-old girl at the store.
Barnett has been charged with two counts of public indecency and one count each of resisting arrest and theft.
Officers said Barnett has outstanding warrants in Hamilton County for similar crimes.


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Police test the latest gadgets at IACP 2013 in Philly
From police-cruiser simulators to firearm accessories to communication services, this year's expo has something for everyone
By Stephanie Farr
Philadelphia Daily News
PHILADELPHIA — Sgt. Daniel Moore, of Australia's New South Wales Police Force, didn't expect he'd get to fulfill a lifelong fantasy when he came to Philadelphia for this week's International Association of Chiefs of Police conference.
But there he was yesterday, in a suit and tie at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, waiting in the longest line at IACP's expo hall.
"It's always been a dream of mine to shoot a Taser at an alien," Moore said.
And so, he did.
Taser's Alien Crash Site is one of more than 750 exhibits at IACP's expo hall, where vendors of police equipment and services are showing off the state of the art in high-tech crime-fighting gadgetry through tomorrow. Taser's Alien Crash Site was designed to let users test two of the company's products: the AXON Flex on-officer camera and its newest stun gun, the X2.
The camera mounted on a pair of glasses was given to those men in blue who wanted to become Men in Black for a day. Once inside the "crash site," the camera recorded every move as a man in an alien suit jumped out from behind his spaceship and was fired at by officers armed with Tasers.
Moore's Australian colleague, Senior Sgt. Stuart McDiarmid — who claimed he only went through the crash-site experience to get the stuffed alien toy for his kid at the end — said what impressed him most at the expo was Intrado's sleek, two-story mobile command center on a big rig known as THOR Shield.
Intrado provides support services in the 9-1-1/emergency-services industry. During Hurricane Katrina, when Intrado staffers were stationed on the second floor of a Hyatt hotel, they thought there had to be a better way, said senior technical project manager Daryl Hartner.
So Intrado developed THOR (Tactical Homeland Operational Response), a vehicle that the company rents but does not sell. Inside THOR are 17 workstations and a second-floor conference room that seats eight.
The unit was most recently used for unified command in Washington, D.C., during the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, but it's also designed for when disasters might wipe out a city's entire network.
"If you've lost a communications center, we can start from the ashes and begin the rebuilding process," Hartner said.
The expo hall was filled with plenty of the usual suspects in policing, like Colt, Glock and Harley-Davidson, and a few unexpected ones as well, such as the Motion Picture Association of America and the Brief Relief personal-lavatory systems.
The MPAA representative said the association was there to highlight copyright laws and bootlegs, while the representative from Brief Relief said his product — a pop-up port-a-potty tent — is perfect for those long nights at stakeouts or on an accident scene.
Matt Henry, of the British company Cerberus Black Ltd., held across his chest a large yellow-and-black device called the A-WASP that looked like one of Marvin the Martian's guns.
The A-WASP (Acoustic Warning Signal Projector) is a device that emits a "highly directional" and "very intense" beam of sound to a target as far out as 400 feet, Henry said. The device, which is not yet on the market, is intended for crowd control and conflict management.
Henry, who would not demonstrate the A-WASP inside the convention center, said it "sounds like the worst siren you've ever heard."
"It gives you an impression it's inside your head," he said.
Although he wouldn't say how many decibels it could reach, Henry said British police have determined that safe exposure time for the A-WASP is 115 decibels over a period of a minute.
Over at Simulation Technology's booth, Farmington, N.H., Police Chief Kevin J. Willey urged his wife, Lesia, to test out a police-cruiser simulator that had five screens, a 220-degree view and pitch-and-roll motion on the cab.
"I want to put my wife behind the wheel to prove it's not as easy at it looks," Willey said. "You can train for a lot of things, but you can't train to be in pursuit."
While many people were trying out the latest in policing equipment, Lanre Bankole, of the Ogun State Police in Nigeria, was checking out the oldest. He said if he could recommend one purchase for his department back home, it would be body armor.
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A former Sprint executive told police he was trying to kill himself when he drove his pickup truck across the grassy median of a New Hampshire highway and slammed into an SUV, killing the expectant Vermont couple inside, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Robert Dellinger, 53, of Sunapee, is charged with two counts of reckless manslaughter in connection with the crash that killed 29-year-old Jason Timmons and 24-year-old Amanda Murphy, who was eight months pregnant.
Prosecutors said Dellinger's truck crossed the median on Interstate 89 on Saturday, became airborne and sheared off the top of the couple's car, killing them instantly. The medical examiner's report said the injuries they suffered were consistent with a plane crash.
Dellinger was arraigned by video. He sat at a table and stared down for most of the proceeding. His wife, sons and about a dozen other supporters left court without speaking to reporters.
Dellinger served as senior vice president and chief financial officer at PPG Industries Inc., taking a severance package worth more than $1 million in cash plus stocks, when he left the company in 2011 because of health reasons, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Dellinger, who also held top-level posts at Sprint Corp., Delphi Corp. and General Electric Co., bought a home on Sunapee Lake in November 2012, according to property records.
Susan Morrell, senior assistant attorney general for New Hampshire, said Dellinger argued with his wife over his medications on the morning of the crash. He left the house and began to drive around, growing increasingly despondent, she said. A trooper said Dellinger said he intended to kill himself.
Dellinger's lawyer, R. Peter Decato, called the state's comments "over the top" and argued for low bail, saying Dellinger clearly has mental health problems and needs treatment.
A judge ordered him held on $250,000 cash bail, which his family was ready to post Wednesday. He'll also have to get a mental health evaluation, wear an electronic monitor, surrender his passport and driver's licenses and not drive a car.
He will have to stay in New Hampshire despite a request by his lawyer to allow him to travel for mental health treatment in Kansas, where he has property.


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At this time of year, we get this question all the time: "What do the gardeners do in the winter?"
There is noticeably less activity in the planting beds on the High Line in the winter, but our gardeners are just as busy. They take advantage of the lull in the growing season to plan and prepare for the year to come, and they are also called into action to help ensure the park is safe for the public after snow and ice storms. Here's a little insight into what the High Line Gardeners are up to in the colder months of the year.
Clearing Snow and Ice
Removing snow and ice from the High Line is a huge task. The High Line doubled in length with the opening of the new section of the High Line last June. This means there is now twice as much High Line to enjoy, and twice as much High Line to maintain, with one full mile of pathway and nine access points to clear of snow and ice during winter storms. The mild weather this winter means the High Line Maintenance & Operations Staff have been spared this task, but they're prepared for any future snow and ice storms to come in 2012.
Pruning the Plants
Winter is the perfect time to prune back many trees and shrubs. Tackling pruning during the plants' period of dormancy is important to ensure that trees and shrubs are healthy and beautiful during the next growing season.
Planning for the Busy Season
During the winter, the High Line Gardeners are able to catch up on important indoor tasks that they don't have time to do in the summer, when they spend the majority of their time in the planting beds. Right now, they're working on logging pest and plant disease activity, improving the plant database, studying and programming the irrigation system, and sorting through plant photography from the past year. These activities are important as they look ahead to making the next growing season even better than the last.
Preparing for the High Line Green-Up Spring Cutback
A big part of planning for next season is organizing the "Spring Cutback" component of our larger greening initiative known as High Line Green-Up., Cutback itself is a six-week process wherein we trim back all of the park's plants to make way for the new season's growth. The success of the project requires substantial planning in advance, including the recruitment of nearly 100 community volunteers, scheduling of corporate volunteer teams, coordination of work days, and getting tools in good working order for the massive task ahead. With Cutback in mind, the High Line Gardeners hosted a tool tune-up session in mid-December, with some of our most dedicated horticulture volunteers to explain to them the importance of and procedures for cleaning and sharpening tools on a regular basis. Led by Gardener Kaspar Wittlinger, they learned new techniques which were applied to our arsenal of tools. Thanks to their hard work, we made good headway towards having all of our tools ready for the kick-off the High Line Green-Up Spring Cutback on March 5, weather permitting.
We need your help to get the planting beds ready for spring. Read more about how to volunteer during this year's High Line Green-Up Spring Cutback.
Horticultural work on the High Line is made possible with funding from Greenacre Foundation. Volunteer programs are supported by REI and, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.


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Israel Targets NGDP
Shh...Don't look now, but Stanley Fischer, who has run the Bank of Israel since 2005, is targeting the level path of nominal GDP.What gives the Bank of Israel's NGDP level target away, to me, is the temporary increase in inflation in 2008 and 2009, which cancels out the slowdown in real growth such that NGDP growth is constant through the recession, and the tendency of monetary policy to correct for past errors to maintain a 6.5 percent year-over-year growth path; see the swing between 2006 and 2007. As real growth has slowed since the first quarter of 2011, inflation has been allowed to rise.
The idea that Israel may now be pursuing a de facto NGDP target is very exciting -- more real-world examples of the policy are needed, especially since the Bank of England has fallen off the bandwagon. Even better, Fischer has written several papers about monetary policy in which he appears more than a little sympathetic to the idea:
"It is also generally agreed that in the long run monetary policy should play a stronger role in the economy, with perhaps explicit adoption of monetary growth targets." ("The Inflationary Process in Israel," NBER, 1984)
"In the short run, monetary policy affects both output and inflation, and monetary policy is conducted in the short run--albeit with long-run targets and consequences in mind. Nominal- income-targeting provides an automatic answer to the question of how to combine real income and inflation targets, namely, they should be traded off one-for-one...Because a supply shock leads to higher prices and lower output, monetary policy would tend to tighten less in response to an adverse supply shock under nominal-income-targeting than it would under inflation-targeting. Thus nominal-income-targeting tends to implya better automatic response of monetary policy to supply shocks...I judge that inflation-targeting is preferable to nominal-income-targeting, provided the target is adjusted for supply shocks." ("Central Bank Independence Revisited," AER, 1995)If the Bank of Israel is indeed de facto targeting the path of NGDP under Fischer, the results are impressive. The Israeli unemployment rate, over 9 percent when Fischer took charge, stands just above 5 percent today, having only increased 2 percentage points -- from 6 to 8 -- during the most recent recession, and the labor market recovery post-recession was swift. Civilian employment grew right through the recession.
Private final consumption expenditures were barely dented by the recession and quickly returned to their path, as have total retail sales. Manufacturing or industrial production has also grown steadily, without the pronounced unit-root drop seen in other developed nations whose central banks target the rate of inflation. (If anything, it seems that Israel's construction sector is growing a little too fast.)
Israel is a shining example of how successful monetary policy is at macroeconomic stabilization when it targets NGDP.


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We're running Sonicwall UTM as well as MS Forefront.
One of the network shares for users is full read/write..
One machine got compromised and before you knew it, it spread like wildfile.
The virus injected a autorun.inf on the mapped drive, changing the attrib. on the folders/files to hidden and then created a .exe with the name of the folders.
MS forefront did not catch the virus in real time..
Amazingly, we ran Norton Power Erase on all machines and it seemed to *clear* all the machines.
Post Norton PE, we ran it 2X and it seemed to not find any on any of the machines.
We flip the share back online, and it remains stable *no users logged into the machines*.
All hell breaks loose again, the following morning with a user logs in.
Can someone help with me a plan of attack isolating the culprint station and or what steps to clean the network up.
I just put the share back online only in READ only mode so people can actually work and get files.
Use a GPO to disable autorun and start searching the public share for autorun.inf and delete ASAP. Change the public share's NTFS permissions from 'Full Control' to 'Modify' for everyone except admins (and make sure your admins aren't infected or you're not stopping anything). Reset the rest of the permissions on the share back to unhide everything and if you're feeling brave turn on auditing for permission change events which should tell you who or what machines are infected.
I've seen this one before, sounds like the VBNA-X worm. Like lurch959 said, turn off autorun via GPO. If you do find autorun.inf on the share, find out who the owner of the file is or who is accessing that file via Comp Management - Shared Folders - Open Files/Sessions from the File Server. Most likely that will be the source machine of the virus. Make sure they have some type of client side protection as well. You can flip the hidden status back to normal using the attrib command from the links below.
http://rongagne.blogspot.com/2012/12/fi ... -worm.html
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/11 ... ble-media/
Wel, it looks like we are going to replace MS Forefront.
Been using Endpoint and so far, full scans seems more thorough and catching stuff MS did not.
We actually left from SSC to Forefront to to the '10 version of SSC being bloaty..
Will have to re-evaluate and check out Trend and McAffe's offerings to compare and contrast
I can't see a compelling reason to leave autorun on; whatever you do with your AV vendor, turn that shit off.
I was hit by this virus. (w32/autorun.worm.aaeh!gen) Twice. (well the second time was just that I didn't clean it completely the first time.)
It was a variant of another virus and I sent it to mcafee. They sent out a new anti-virus definition to me in 20 minutes. That was kind of neat.
Luckily, I was able to bring the shares down and force all clients to scan with the new definition.
Now we don't allow users copy executable files (exe, bat, cmd, inf, ini, msi, etc) to the file shares. Windows 2008 has great file screening tools if you're running a windows file server. You can block all sorts of file extensions easily.
And I say again, disable autorun--across the board. Use Group Policy to do this; trust me, no one will care that much.


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Heinz CEO: 3G Talks Started at Dinner He Thought Was About Burger King
When Heinz Chairman, President and CEO William Johnson was asked to have dinner with the principals of 3G Capital he figured they were upset.
As owners of Burger King, 3G Capital is a big customer of ketchup, and Johnson said today he figured the dinner 8 weeks ago was about unhappy customers.
"Turns out they were a very happy customer," he said today at a press conference.
They wanted to buy him.
Johnson said that the talks over the $23 billion buyout by 3G and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway started in earnest six weeks ago, leading up to Thursday's big news. He said specifically that it was 3G that came to him and that he did not solicit the deal.
But in speaking in Pittsburgh, where Heinz is as much a local icon as it is on tables across the country, Johnson was also bombarded with questions about the company's future commitment to the community. Both Johnson and 3G's Alex Behring were adamant the company would remain based in Pittsburgh, which is written into the merger documents, they said.